Calathea crotalifera
naturalizedMarantaceae

Calathea crotalifera

Rattlesnake Plant

Calathea crotalifera, the rattlesnake plant or rattle shaker, is a species of flowering plant in the family Marantaceae. It is native to central and southern Mexico, Central America, and tropical South America, and it has been introduced to Hawaii and Puerto Rico. A rhizomatous perennial reaching 3 m (10 ft), it is typically found in wet tropical areas. It has found use as an ornamental.

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Where documented · 37 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 200 · GBIF 172 records
Kāneʻohe · OʻahuiNat 74 · GBIF 60
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 25 · GBIF 29
Kapoho · HawaiʻiiNat 13 · GBIF 15
Kula · HawaiʻiiNat 13 · GBIF 9
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 10 · GBIF 10
Honomū, Kuhua · HawaiʻiiNat 11 · GBIF 9
Kahaliʻi · HawaiʻiiNat 14 · GBIF 4
East Makaīwa · MauiiNat 9 · GBIF 4
Onomea · HawaiʻiiNat 6 · GBIF 4
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 4
Wailua · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2
Keaʻau · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1
Aleamai · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Honohina · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Waipiʻo · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Hālawa · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kalihikai · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Heʻeia · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Pāʻauhau-mauka · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kamaʻeʻe · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kahaluʻu · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1